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What is the correct sequence of the following? 1. Wavell Plan 2. Radcliff Award 3. Cripps Mission 4. Cabinet Mission Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Explanation
The correct chronological sequence of these events is: Cripps Mission (1942), Wavell Plan (1945), Cabinet Mission (1946), and Radcliffe Award (1947). The Cripps Mission was sent in March 1942 to seek Indian support for World War II [c4][t2]. Following the war, the Wavell Plan was proposed in 1945 during the Simla Conference to break the political deadlock [c2][c5]. The Cabinet Mission, consisting of three British cabinet members, arrived in early 1946 to negotiate the transfer of power and proposed a three-tier administrative structure [c3][t6]. Finally, the Radcliffe Award, which demarcated the boundaries between India and Pakistan, was published in August 1947, just after independence [t3][t4]. This sequence (3-1-4-2) reflects the progressive stages of British constitutional proposals leading to the partition and independence of India.
Sources
- [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 34: The Indian States > VI. Integration and Merger > p. 607
- [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 24: Post-War National Scenario > The Cabinet Mission > p. 470
- [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 22: Nationalist Response in the Wake of World War II > Cripps Mission > p. 442
- [4] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 2: THE MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION > p. 16
- [5] https://gacbe.ac.in/pdf/ematerial/18BPA66S-U5.pdf
- [6] https://legal.un.org/riaa/cases/vol_XXI/1-51.pdf